diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f3af15c..38f3f0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install .[test]
+        pip install uv
+        uv pip install --system .[test]
     - uses: actions/cache@v4
       id: cache
       with:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ad427e3..3f5c5b3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 dependencies = [
   "bioio-base>=0.3.0",
   "bioformats_jar", 
-  "dask[array]>=2021.4.1,<=2023.5.0",
+  "dask[array]>=2021.4.1",
   "fsspec>=2022.8.0",
   "numpy>=1.21",
   "ome-types>=0.3.4",